Building construction



Dec. 1, 1936. F KOTRBATY 2 ,062,890

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed Dec. 20, 1934 2 Sher-nEs-Sheetv 2 31 D az'tlllllll.

' lNVENTdR 51/) f7 homaary- ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 1, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Guy F. Kotrbaty, New York, N. 11, assignor to Ferrocon Corporation, Bryn Mawr, Pa., a corporation of Delaware Application December 20, 1934, Serial No. 758,346

11 Claims. (01. 72-1) This invention relates to improvements in abutment I is formed in the usual manner, in a building constructions and more particularly to trench or in suitable form's. On this footing or, basement wall and associated upper wall and floor support a continuous structural member 200, as joints and parts thereof. I shown in Fig. 3, is laid. The member 200 is an The building of houses and small buildings of elongated member having flanges 20! and 202 at steel members has been appreciably deterred, due opposite sides of the body portion 203 and respecto the fact that steel constructions generally have tively extending upwardly and downwardly there been designed for the use of appreciable amounts from. Each of these flanges 2M and Y202 is pro.- of concrete and other structural plastics as struc- Vided with an out-turned stiffening lip designated tural supporting members and in which the steel by the numerals 204 and 205. The body portion is adapted to serve essentially as a skeleton'ma- 203' of the member is provided with a plurality of terial. apertures 206, of the order of 1 in diameter.

A feature of novelty of the present invention is The upwardly extending flange section MI is the provision of novel basement wall, building wall provided with a plurality of apertures 201 of the and floor joints with supporting and aligning order of /;"in diameter. Tongues 202% as shown 15' members and structural monolithic building main Fig. 5, may be used in place of members 202 terial associated therewith. A further feature of and bent down to engage the inner edge of the novelty includes the use of starting and aligning foundation wall. structural members adapted to be aligned on a A plurality 'of structural self-supporting grid basement wall and to receive and align upper meinbers300 are mounted on the member 200 and '0 wall and associated floor units. abutted against the front panel of flange 20I These and other desirable features and. adthereof. The rear flange 202 of member 200 fits vantages of the present invention will be described against the interior wall of the footing or support with respect to the accompanying drawings, cer- I00 when the wall members 300 are in position.

tain preferred constructions being shown by way F100 members 400 are p 011 the pp of illustration only, for since the underlying feaguide members 200 and abutted against the wall tures may be incorporated in other specific buildmembers 300 or aligning beads 20312, as shown in ing structures, it is not intended to be limited to Figs. 2 and 4. The wall members are provided at the one here shown, except as such limitations are their bottom po With inturned Panel portions clearly imposed by the appended claims. In the 3!, while the floor members are provided with drawings like numerals refer to similar parts top panel sections 40I secured to the bottom throughout the several views, of which panels in any desired manner, as by means of a Fig. 1 is an elevation, partly in broken section, wire tie 402. It will be noted that the members of an improved building showing the method of 30I and MM, when bent back, respectively, form a 5 assembling the novel structural members of the continuous beam-channel section, which is adapt- 35" present invention; ed to be filled by a continuous filling IIO of conv Fig. 2 is a vertical section of a wall and floor crete or other suitable class of material. This joint taken at basement level; beam section I I 0 is continued over the surface of Fig. 3 is an elevation, partly in broken section, the flooring members 400 to form a concrete sur- 4.0 0 aWall grid pp g member and guide; Figs. facing III for the floor members. The concrete 4Z6 4 and 5 are modifications thereof. of the beam member I I0 flows through the aper-- Referring now to the drawings, there is shown tures 206 of the base guide member uniting with in Fig. 1 a two story pitched roof dwelling, partly the material of the footing I00 and also flows in broken section, to show the improved method through the apertures 20'! of the front plate, comof construction. In this drawing the basement. bining with the cement or stucco facing I20 of 45" and first floor joint is designated generally by the the outer wall. This stucco or cement facing I20 letter A, the second floor and wall joint is desigmay be applied on the metal lath panels 302 of the nated generally by the letter B, the interior wall wall members 300, being firmly united thereto and and floor joints designated generally by the letter bonded thereby to form a substantially mono- C, and the roof and gable joint is designated genlithic outer surface supported on a continuous 50' erally by the letter D. The several parts can best steel frame. The upper panelling 403 of the floor be considered with respect to the details shown members 400 is embedded in and bonds the cement in Figs. 2 to 5, inclusive. or concrete flooring III. The bottom panelling In Fig. 2 the joint A is formed in the follow- 404, of the floor members 400, is-bonded to and mg manner: A cement or concrete footing or serves as'an' embedment for a'plaster coating I 25,-55'

The panel member 403 may be made of heavy expanded metal lath or perforated steel plates or steel deck material, depending on the load which is to be carried. The non-load-carrying panel member 404 may be made of light gauge expanded sheet metal, which serves as a ceiling support for the plaster coat I25.

A flooring 450 of linoleum or other materials may be laid on the concrete flooring H l, a mastic insert or coating 45! being placed thereunder and adapted to serve as a resilient cement. Corner pieces 452, likewise of linoleum or other suitable material, and preferably so configured and arranged as to provide a rounded corner at the bottom of the baseboard, are fitted at the corners of the room to form water-tight joints which are easily cleaned. In addition, the upper edge of the members 452 is adapted to serve as a plasterers screed and guide for a finished plaster coat I22, which is applied over a scratch coat l2l formed on the inner surface or the inner wall panel 302a of the wall members 300. Where plastic materials generally are to be applied to the several wall and floor members, it is preferred to make the panel sections of the self -supporting grid units formed of expanded metal lath, and usually with horizontal stiffening ribs formed therein.

Reference is made to my companion application Serial No. 758,345, for Structural building elements etc., and filed of even date herewith.

It will now be appreciated that there has been provided an improved building construction in which dwellings and like buildings may be readily made from prefabricated self-supporting wall and floor units, which units, when abutted, are adapted to form composite structural members at the abutting edges. In addition, improved wall and floor joints have been disclosed in which plastic wall surfaces are definitely spaced and separated from each other and in which the main joint members are structurally associated by mechanical means, including associated structural plastic joints, where desired. The wall and floor units may have the desired surfacings or finish formed in place before being assembled to form a complete structure.

While certain novel features of the invention have been disclosed and are pointed out in the annexed claims, it will be understood that various omissions, substitutions and changes may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A joint for building constructions more particularly adapted for basement and wall footing joints, comprising, in combination, a basement wall construction, a structural starting member on the basement wall and including an edge portion adapted to engage the basement wall and be aligned thereby and the other edge forming aligning and receiving means for vertically disposed Wall units, vertical wall units and horizontal floor units superposed on the starting member, and a common cementitious bond joining the said basement wall, vertical wall units and floor units.

2. A joint for building constructions more particularly adapted for basement and wall footing joints, comprising, in combination, a basement wall construction, a structural starting member on the basement wall and including an edge portion adapted to engage the basement wall and be aligned thereby and the other edge forming aligning and receiving means for vertically disposed wall units, vertical wall units and horizontal floor units superposed on the starting member in aligned and abutting relationship, and a common cementitious bond joining the said basement wall, vertical wall units and floor units.

3. A joint for building constructions more par-' ticularly adapted for basement and wall footing joints comprising in combination a basement wall construction, a structural starting channel on said wall and fioor members on said channel, the said wall and floor members comprising s'elf-suppor'ting grids having spaced panels, the inner panel of the wall member and the upper panel of the floor member being respectively folded back from the ends of the grids to form structural plastic receiving channels, structural plastic material in the so formed channels bonding and locking the said wall members and floor members together with the basement supports, the said structural plastic being continued over the floor member to a sufficient depth to form a monolithic surfacing therefor.

4. A joint for building constructions more particularly adapted for basement and wall footing joints comprising in combination a basement wall construction, self-aligning apertured wall and floor members on said basement wall, the said wall and floor members comprising self-supporting grids having spaced panels, the inner panel of the wall member and the upper panel of the floor member being respectively folded back from the ends of the grids to form structural plastic receiving channels, structural plastic material in the so-formed channels bonding and locking the said wall members and floor members together with the basement supports, the said structural plastic being continued over the floor member to. a sufiicient depth to form a monolithic surfacing therefor.

5. A joint for building constructions more particularly adapted for basement and wall footing joints comprising in combination a basement wall construction, a structural starting channel comprising a body portion having a depending rear fiange adapted to engage the inner edge of a basement wall, a central longitudinal rib adapted to serve as a guide and alignment for floor grids and an outer upstanding flange adapted to form a wall grid-receiving and aligning channel with the said central rib, the said wall. and floor members comprising self-supporting grids having spaced panels, the inner panel of the wall member and the upper panel of the floor member being respectively folded back from the ends of the grids to form structural plastic receiving channels, structural plastic material in the so-formed channels bonding and locking the said wall members and floor members together with the basement supports, the said structural plastic being continued over the fioor member to a sufficient depth to form a monolithic surfacing therefor.

6. A joint for building constructions more particularly adapted for basement and wall footing joints comprising in combination a basement wall construction, a structural starting channel on said wall and wall and floor members fitted to and aligned by said channel, the said Wall and floor members comprising self-supporting grids having spaced panels, the inner panel of the wall member and the upper panel of the floor member being respectively folded back from the ends of the grids to form structural plastic receiving channels, structural plastic material in the so-formed channels bonding and locking the said wall members and floor members together with the basement supports, the said structural 75 plastic being continued over the fioor member to a sufiicient depth to form a monolithic surfacing therefor.

7. A guide and aligning plate for building constructions comprising an elongated body portion adapted to support and align superposed and abutted wall and floor units, the said body portion having means at one edge thereof adapted to serve as a support and aligning member for wall units and being provided at the other edge with means adapted to be engaged by a basement wall support whereby to align the said plate.

8. An improved guide and aligning plate for structural building constructions comprising in combination an elongated body portion, a central longitudinal rib formed in the body portion, an upstanding flange parallel to the said rib and defining a wall-grid-receiving channel therewith, and a depending flange on the opposite edge of the member from the said upstanding flange forming a guide member for abutment .with basement wall constructions, the portion of the plate between the said aligning member and central rib being adapted to serve as a. floor grid-supporting and aligning member.

9. An improved guide and aligning plate for structural building constructions comprising in combination an elongated body portion and central rib being adaptedto serve as a floor gridsupporting and aligning member, the said upstanding flange and body portion being severally apertured to permit the flow therethrough of structural plastic materials.

10. A structural supporting and guide plate for building constructions comprising a body portion having a front upstanding flange adapted to support and align wall grid members and a rear depending flange portion adapted to be aligned against a basement wall, the said body portion being adapted to support superposed wall grids and floor grids.

11. An improved structural member for aligning and supporting juxtaposed wall and floor grid members, consisting of a basement and wall floor joint member comprising a flatbody portion having struck out tongues at one side thereof adapted to be bent over and engage a basement wall and an upwardly extending flange at the other edge of the said member, the said flange being adapted to serve as a guide for wall grid members, both the said body portion and flange portion being apertured to permit the flow of structural plastic therethrough.

GUY F. KOTRBA'IY. 

